Michaelides Fragments : Letter

Michaelides Fragments

<p style='text-align: justify;'> <a href='' onclick='store.loadPage(1);return false;'>Recto:</a> Traces of address after basmala. It is separated from it by a space of 4cm. Text opens after basmala: عافانا الله واياك من السو. The writer refers to the unloading of a ship (سفينة). Closes with the ḥamdala. <a href='' onclick='store.loadPage(2);return false;'>Verso:</a> Closing formula of a letter: حفظك الله وابقاك فى نعمه عليك. This formula is followed by وكتب 'and it hasa been written' to mark the closure of the text. </p>